Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Chromium_five I have to give Korine credit for convincing people that he is some sort of genius with his ridiculous movies. I hold nothing against him--by all indications, he is a smart and creative person, as he has consistently dreamed up (or simply assembled) some of the strangest characters and situations you are likely to ever see. Regardless, this movie is unwatchable because looks awful: fuzzy, gray and horribly framed. In many scenes it looks like the camcorder was strapped to the back of a dog that was allowed to run randomly around the room. The explanation is that we're seeing the world through the eyes of a schizophrenic: what kind of an excuse is that? Is the schizophrenic partially blind? The thing is, every effect Korine is going for--trying to visually capture anxiety and confusion--could be done on regular film or higher-quality digital, but BETTER. It is hilarious to hear him talk in the DVD commentary about how his dirt-cheap digital video recorder is a great new artistic medium that needs to be explored (rather than a lower-quality version of a certain technology). I do think Korine's movies are interesting and could even become respectable if he cooled down on the shock for the sake of shock and hired a cinematographer. But this is just bad film-making.High point: Werner Herzog is too funny to believe in this movie, the best part by far.

jaydin725 Not a mainstream film for sure, but if you liked other Harmony Korine films you would probably like it. It was filmed under the rules of Dogme 95 or something like that and so a hand-held camera was used the entire film. I didn't like that much, I would have rather it been filmed like a regular movie, it could have been so much more than it was if some of the monotonous sequences were cut out. At sometimes it is awfully slow moving, but despite that an interesting depiction is made. There is no particular meaning to the film, which I think is fine, but some prefer a plot line of some sort. The actor that played Julien was brilliant and there were actually some really comedic parts in the film. Of course there were darker parts, but they were brilliant as well.

mikewiebe I have read a lot of comments calling this film "Art", actually recommending it. There is no "Art" to be found in Julien, just a dizzying waste of my time. The camera work and sound make it pretty much unwatchable, I felt sick at times watching it on a big screen. I get that Harmony Korine did this on purpose to have us feel disorientated, like Julien feels all the time, but he takes it way to far and created a horrible looking mess.I liked Gummo, it was one of the most disturbing films I have ever seen, so I was very much looking forward to Julien Donkey-Boy, I was very disappointed.If Julien Donkey-Boy is what is passing for "Art" these days, I am out of touch with society. Everyone who thought this film was actually good, try watching it sober and without the drugs. Hopefully Harmony will get off the smack too when and if he makes another film.Art or complete crap? If it smells and looks like crap, it probably is crap. At the very best it is extremely crappy art.

The Gryphon I must not be smart enough to appreciate this movie. I loved Gummo, however, (the director's previous attempt) but this one slipt past me somehow. It's supposed to be one of those artsy-fartsy movies from the Dogme '95 schools, which I only just now learned about. That means something like you can only use the props you find at the site of filming, use only available light, and the director cannot be credited, among other things. After seeing "Julien Donkey Boy" I can understand why the director isn't credited. The movie's a mess. Don't know what the plot is, or if there's supposed to be one. Sitting through this movie was very difficult. A waste of time. But then, I guess those who loved it will just say I didn't get the point. Amen to that.